There will be further clues for next month’s Epsom Classics, with this week’s Group 2 Dante so often a stepping-stone for Classic glory in the first week in June while old faces such as last year’s Champion European Sprinter Highfield Princess return to the track.

Criterium de Saint-Cloud scorer Dubai Mile has been added to the list of Derby entries, with trainer Charlie Johnston revealing he will tune up for a potential tilt at the Epsom Classic in either the Qipco 2000 Guineas or York’s Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes.

Highfield Princess completed a spectacular hat-trick of Group One victories with a deeply impressive success at the Curragh.

Sir Michael Stoute insists Desert Crown is “not a spectacular homeworker” ahead of his highly-anticipated reappearance in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York.

Royal Patronage could bid to reignite the Derby dreams of his connections in the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York next week.